Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-07-21

the useful aud exemplary life of Mrs.
Margaret Slower, who had resided with
her daughter, Mrs. Amelia Uhich, oi
this place, for the past few yeais. De-
ceased, after having patiently and with
christian resignation suffered during
the greater part of year finally met
the grim messenger on Sunday a
bout noon, when she sank into that
peaceful sleep, from which there is no
waking in this world. Though for sew
eral weeks past mother Stover's death
was expected daily, when at last her
departure to better world had become
a fact it cast u deep gloom OF sorrow
and regret upon her relatives as well as
upon this community. where she was
respected and beloved as u kind and
gentle mother, II pure, Christian woman
ana a good-hearted sympathetic neigh
Dor, whose memory will ever be held
dear by all who knew her.
Mrs. Slower was the daughter of Bal
tier and Margaret kiinesmith, and was
born in Hartley township, Union Co.,
July 2Sd, 1918, and was one of family
of twelve children, having had six
brothers and five sisters. She was bap-
tiZed in her infancy by Rev. Geo, Helm,
and confirmed in hel youth 10y Rev. j.
G. Anspach, and has been n faithful
member of the Lutheran church ever
since. IS years ago, when u girl ten
years of age she came to this county
and April 9Th, 1889 she was married to
David Slower, of Haines township.
They spent the greatest part OF their
married life ON their farm in Penn
township. now owned by III. +. Duck.
About fifteen years ago Mr.. Stover pre-
ceded his wife into eternity, having
shortly before moved into the house a
long the turnpike, about mile west of
Millheim. They had five children, all
of whom are living and married. They
are Mrs, Sarah Frank and Mrs. Annie
Frankenberger. Penn township, Mrs.
Amelia Ulrich. of Millheim, John Stu-
yer, of Painter, Mifliin Co., Pa, and
Benjamin Slower, residing in the state
of lndiana.
Yesterday forenoon at 10 o'clock, q
large gathering of relatives and neigh
bors assembled at the residence OF the
decedent's son-in-law, Geo. Ulrich, on
Main street, to pay their last tribute of
respect 10 the dead. The remains were
then taken to their last resting place in
Fairyiew Cemetery, there TO sleep until
the trump of God shall sound and the
dead in Christ shall rise and be with
the Lord forever The funeral cortege
consisted of long column of mourn
ers. After the solemn aburlal service
Rev. NJ. L. Deitzler, her pastor preach
ed very able sermon i'm the Lutheran
church on Revelation XXI-3, 4, the
text haying been chosen by the deceased
herself several weeks before her death.
The choir sang some appropriate hymns.
The following bit of history,'l which
Mrs. Stover's grandfather, aunts aud
father are the principal actors, is taken
from John B. Linn's annals Of Buffalo
Valley, and.contains some very inter
esting information about the decedent's
ancestors. 1t says that on
Friday July 14th, Baltzer Klinesmith,
who resided then on George Sholtz's land,
lately owned by John Byler, ON the second
road south of Dreisbach's church leading TO
Jenkins mills, and had small clearing upon
it,was killed. The versions of this story are
quite numerous. The one in the "History
of the West Branch" was furnished by
George A. Snyder, Esquire, deceased. The
dates get from the widows pension papers,
and an old certificate, in which it is further
stated that he was n private in Captain
Joseph Green's company, Lieutenant John
Cryder, in Colonel Kelly's battalion. My
version is from one who often heard Mrs
Chambers tell it herself. She, with her
father and sister went out in the field to
work. He, seeing some squirrels, sent
Baltzer, junior, back for his gun. Mean
while, the Indians came along and captured
the old man and the two girls, Elizabeth
and Catherine
just where the road winds around the
, hill, above Heinbach's blacksmith shop, on
the road to New Berlin they killed Kline
smith. Mrs. Deisbach, the Judges mother,
, pointed out the place. She helped carry his
body down and they buried il in the Dreis-
bach church-yard.
, The Idians then made their way to the
! spring, north of New Berlin, where they
, left the girls in charge of an old man oi
, tn cir party, and went down Dry valley
After little while ID began TO rain, and
) the Indian motioned the girls to gather
brush to cover the -four bag. He laid down
under a tree, with the tomahawk under his
head. The girls, in passing with brush
: worked it gradually from under him as
he dozed, Elizabeth picked up the toma-
! hawk, land made a motion to her sister tc
run. She -then sank it into the old
mans head. The old man yelled fear
fully, and the girls ran. BY this sstimt
the Indians were on their return, and heard
the old man yell. They pursued the girls
and fired on Catherine, just as she was
springing over fallen tree. The ball en-
tered below the right shoulder-blade and
. came ont at her side. She had the sears
, until her dying days, as large as n hall
dollar She rolled herself under a tree
, and the Indians passed over her, in the pur-
suit of her sister Elizabeth being active
reached Beatty's harvest-feld, The mer
ran to their rifles and pursued the Indians
When they came pretty near Catherine, one
. of the men supposing an Indian in ambush
was about firing, when she pulled off her a
prom and waved it, They found her mucl
weakened from loss of blood, but she soon
recovered. Philip Pontius, still living
told me that the Indians were going To
Beatty's and George Rote, who was lam,
. man, but great on n halloo, frightened them
back, by hallooing to an imaginary compa
ny to surround the black rebels. Kline
smiths widow drew a pension as late a.
1919, at New Berlin. elizabeth married
John Boal, moved to French creek neal
Meadvile first and, in 13i3, was still living
in Ohio or Indiana, her husband being one o